Hello Net I now feel that I am writing the episodes in the continuing saga of Orma's KR. By 9 this AM I had added the fuel pump and this regulator type device( It seems that restricts the flow of fuel, as opposed to controlling pressure). I ran the engine and for the first time I knew that I was running rich at WOT. In fact so rich that the engine tried to quit. I found that when the pump is on, I did not get an anticipated flood of fuel. The engine seemed normal till I reached the part where I had carved a step in the needle. At that point, the engine flooded. After several trial settings, I installed the last needle that I got from Joe at Revmaster. To get the best run, I would start with the fuel off and after a warm up I would push the throttle to WOT and turn on the pump. But, the real question is what about the temp. I made a 3 minute run at WOT, controlling the flooding by moving the mixture control. I was able to hold the temp of #3 to 450. The engine was turning 3000 and 30 MP. This is the first time that I was able to see the effects of the fuel cooling the cylinder. This is still not too Kool. I need to cool the thing down at least another 50 degrees. I can live with 400 CHT on takeoff. All the time that I have had the CHT gauge in the cockpit, and I don't remember what the takeoff numbers were on the old engine. What are some of the takeoff numbers that other get?
Orma Southfield, MI N110LR celebrating 20 years To the gathering or bust
